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Company launches the first-of-its-kind, AI-powered clinical trial feasibility platform to accelerate clinical trial startup – part of its mission to markedly reduce time taken and cost to run trials ...

tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that are generated by cleavage of precursors or mature tRNAs under stress conditions such as hypoxia, oxidative stress and nutrient ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

To celebrate the groundbreaking research of 2025 Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, the SETI Institute commissioned bioartist Dr. Jennifer Willet to create a unique artwork ...

The ELAV protein binds to specific regions of the precursor RNA, namely to so-called reverse complementary sequences (RCMs) in the introns flanking the "backsplice junction" (BSJ) that is crucial for ...

CircRNAs are unique RNA molecules formed through a back-splicing mechanism that connects the 5' and 3' ends of precursor mRNA. Previously considered splicing errors, circRNAs are now recognized for ...

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In brief: Microsoft is considering making more job cuts this year, adding to the performance-based layoffs and other terminations it has implemented in 2025 so far. The latest round could come as soon ...